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Bergues

Bergues has 3,543 residents and 1,944 homes, 54% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €2,000/m² over five years, 6% below the département figure. The median living standard is €21,670 a year. Around the town hall, 78 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 59067 · Postcode 59380 · Updated 24 October 2026
3,543residents2022 census
€2,000/m²median price per m²Nord : €2,130/m²
28%green space within 500 maround the town hall
78services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
Bergues in NordBergues highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Nord with Bergues highlighted

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

3,543 residents and 1,707 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

14%
aged under 15
16%
aged 15–29
36%
aged 60 and over
43%
of households are people living alone
18%
of households are couples with children
11%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

1,944 homes, 88% of them main residences, with 4.2 rooms on average.

54%
of homes are houses
40%
of households own their home
27%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
2%
second homes
10%
empty homes
81%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%
1919–194511%
1946–197032%
1971–199031%
1991–20056%
2006–20192%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

188 house and flat sales over five years.

€2,000/m²median price, houses and flatsNord : €2,130/m²
€2,100/m²flats42 sales
€1,970/m²houses146 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €21,670 a year in 2021.

€21,670median living standard a year2021
16.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€12,220the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€37,260the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
12.4%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
27%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
6%
managers and professionals among over-15s
36%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Thefts from people without violence267.4 per 1,000+30%
Physical violence outside the family123.4 per 1,000−25%
Domestic physical violence154.3 per 1,000+67%
Deliberate damage and vandalism257.1 per 1,000−38%
Fraud and payment card fraud164.5 per 1,000−33%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. 19 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 590 m away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries4
Pharmacies2
Doctors0
Dentists1
Cafés and bars7
Restaurants9
Parks and gardens6
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches13
Gyms and sports halls2
Libraries1
Nurseries and childcare0
Bus stops20
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Bergues on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

11.3GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 9.7
2pharmacieson 1 January 2025
3food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners4
Dentists1
Nurses10
Physiotherapists7
Pharmacies2
Supermarkets and hypermarkets1
Convenience stores and grocers2
Bakeries6
Butchers1
Petrol stations1
EV charging stations3
Post offices and postal points1
Banks9
France services centres1
Restaurants18
Hairdressers14
Nurseries1
Sports halls2
Libraries1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Bergues, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Flooding
Ground movement
Earthquake
Transport of hazardous goods
Unexploded wartime munitions
9natural-disaster declarationssince 1989
July 2022latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Drought (clay shrinkage)6
Floods and mudflows2
Ground movement1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

4 primary and nursery schools, 2 collèges and 0 lycées are open here, 3 of them state schools.

Collège Saint-WinocLower secondary (collège) · private
Collège Wenceslas CobergherLower secondary (collège) · state
Ecole maternelle Charles PerraultNursery school · state
Ecole primaire privée Saint PierrePrimary school · private
Ecole primaire privée Sainte ThérèsePrimary school · private
Ecole élémentaire LamartinePrimary school · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.